BS Fire and Emergency Services Administration at Louisiana State University

Programme overview

The B.S. in Fire and Emergency Services Administration is the completion degree of a transfer pathway from the Fire and Emergency Services AAAS at LSU Eunice to LSU A&M. Students complete 60 hours at LSU Eunice and 60 hours at LSU A&M in construction, emergency management and geography courses.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Duration: 120 semester hours (60 at LSU Eunice plus 60 at LSU A&M) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

What you will study

The LSU A&M years include Construction Equipment, Essential Construction Applications, Incident Command Systems, Construction Estimating, Hazards Disasters and the Environment, Fundamentals of Emergency Management, Construction Scheduling and Cost Control, Construction Project Management, Hazard Risk Reduction and GIS. The LSU Eunice years cover fire science (FSCI), emergency management and general education.

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Entry requirements

Admission to the B.S. requires the Fire and Emergency Services AAS at LSU Eunice or an AAS degree in fire science and emergency/disaster management or a related field. Credit in courses with a grade of D is not accepted for transfer. Semester 5 requires admission to the College of Engineering.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms include Fall, Spring and Summer; first-year applicants use the Common Application for all 2027 entry terms.

First-year applicants apply through the Common Application only (also the application for merit scholarships and the Ogden Honors College). The application fee is $50 (fee waiver available). Priority deadline for scholarships: December 1. Regular Decision deadline: February 1.

First-year applicants with a cumulative weighted high school GPA below 3.5 must submit an ACT or SAT score; applicants with 3.5 or higher may choose whether to include scores (test-optional). There is no minimum test score for admission.

International applicants complete the online application and pay a $50 non-refundable application fee online by credit card or by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Official transcripts and TOEFL or IELTS scores (TOEFL code 6373) are required, and documents should arrive at least 120 days before the semester starts.

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